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epiphyllum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | orchid cactus |
| Type of | cactus |
Examples of epiphyllum
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Every spring, Sklarek hosted a garden party when her collection of 200 epiphyllum orchids bloomed.
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The flowers, a rare type of epiphyllum, had appeared on the faces of the Buddha bronze sculptures there.
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Epiphyllum oxypetalum is better known as night-blooming cereus and, as you may deduce, it blooms at night.
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Epiphyllum is commonly called orchid cactus, which refers more to its conditions for growth than to its flowers.
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In the shade of his patio are begonias he got from his grandmother and an epiphyllum that originated with his great-grandmother.
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Epiphyllum flowers, which will remind you of water lilies or fireworks explosions in white, pink, red, lavender, orange or yellow, reach up to 10 inches in diameter.
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Epiphyllum, a spineless cactus consisting of floppy green cladodes or stems, is considered to be somewhat delicate in terms of its tolerance to direct sun and cold temperatures.
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- Any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
- Epiphyllum ("upon the leaf" in Greek) is a genus of 19 species of epiphytic plants in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to Central America. Common names for these species include orchid cacti and leaf cacti, though the latter also refers to the genus Pereskia.
